Police searching for suspect that started house fire in Battle Creek

Police are searching for a 22-year-old male they believe started a fire on Wednesday morning.MLive.Com file

BATTLE CREEK, MI – Authorities are searching for a suspect they believe set a Battle Creek home on fire Friday morning, police said.

A 22-year-old male entered a residence on McKinley Avenue North between Capital Avenue Northeast and East Emmett Street and set it on fire at 10:39 a.m., a news release from the Battle Creek Police Department said.

There was no one home at the time, police said.

The suspect, whose name is currently not being released, has a warrant out for his arrest on charges of home invasion and attempted arson, police said.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Battle Creek Police Department at 269-781-0911 or Silent Observer at 269-964-3888.